Project Homeless a Huge Success

On May 22, 114 individuals from Denver’s homeless community received 222 extractions and 34 fillings at no charge by over 80 volunteer dentists and dental professionals. This effort was held in conjunction with Project Homeless, a program organized by Denver’s Road Home (Mayor Hickenlooper’s approved 10-year plan to end homelessness). Henry Schein Dental orchestrated the dental clinic, which generated $44,040 in donated dental care in just five short hours.

This was the third year for Project Homeless but the first year the program incorporated a dental component. 808 homeless adults and children attended the event, held at Coors Field in Denver. Each attendee was personally escorted to several of the available stations at the event. Some of these stations included: eviction and housing assistance, legal aid, ID cards, job and resume assistance, food and clothing, hair cuts, healthcare and dental care.

The need for dental care was overwhelming among attendees and the line was cut off by mid-morning. Patients were triaged and anesthetized prior to entering the clinic, which included portable dental chairs, x-ray units and a sterilization section. A special thanks to Jason Krause with Henry Schein for his hard work and dedication to this project.